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DOUE HANGER.' No. 288,918. Patented Nov. 20, 1883.

III 4 um UNITED STATES PATENT rEicE.

WILLIAM: B. BOTSFORD, OF MILLPORT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM B. THOMAS, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

Doos-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part. of Letters Patent No. 288,918, dated November 20, 1883.

Application filed June 14, 1883.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM B. Borsronn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Millport, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and'exact description of the same,

reference being had to the annexed drawings,

ro making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, partly in section; and Fig. 3, a

perspective of a modification thereof.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in door-hangers, the object thereof being to provide such a device 2o simple in its construction and cheaply manufactured that maybe securely fastened in place upon the door and in its operation clean th e rail or track of snow, ice, or other accumulations thereon, thus rendering the working of said 2 5 door at all times free and unimpeded. These objects I attain by the construction substantially as shown in. the accompanying drawings, and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, A represents that portion 3o of the hanger intended to be secured to the door, made, preferably, of wrought-iron, in the form of a n, with its edges turned inwardly to form ribs a; or, in place of the ribs, the iron composing this portion of the hanger may be corrugated, the object of such ribs or corrugations being to increasethe strength of the hanger and permit the use of lighter iron in its manufacture, the said ribs or corrugations being forced into the wood composing the door 4o when the hanger is secured in place. Though I prefer to form the iron composing the nshaped portion of the hanger with inwardlyprojecting ribs or corrugations, the same may be .made entirely plain, if so desired, said hanger in either case being fastened to the door by bolts or screws passing through the perforations b.

Journaled between the n -shaped portion of the hanger and a suitable strap or stay, B, is

5o a flanged roller, C, which runs` upon the rail or track D 5 and between the portion A and (No model.)

this strap or stay B are secured blocks E,which bear upon the rail or track and serve to remove any snow, ice, or other accumulation thereon when the door is operated in either 5 5 direction. Not only do these blocks serve to clean the track, but they are so formed that their upper portion nearly impinges against the roller C, and acts as a scraper to remove any accumulations gathered thereon, said block 6o being made, preferably, of cast-iron, and so formed as to economize material and be light in weight. Instead of the blocks, the strap or stay B may be so formed as to act as a scraper for the track or raii by bending the same at right angles and securing it to the n-shaped portion, as shown in Fig. 3. The n-shaped portion A, either plain, ribbed, or corrugated, forms a very strong support for the roller, and furnish es a double fastening for con- 7o nection with the door, and with the addition of the blocks, or the strap or stay so bent and secured thereto to form Scrapers, the rail or track is cleansed of any ice, snow, or other accumulations that mayhave formed thereon, 7 5 and the roller is free to act, thus admitting of the door at all times to work freely and unimpeded.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by 8o Letters Patent, is-

1. A hanger for doors, consisting of a nshaped iron, a strap or stay attached thereto,

a suitable roller, and cleaning blocks, said roller and blocks being secured between the n -shaped iron and strap or stay, substantially as shown and described.

2. rIhe n-shaped iron adapted for connection with a door, and provided with inwardlyprojecting ribs or corrugations, in combinago tion with a strap or stay, a flanged roller journaled between said iron and strap, and suitable cleaning blocks or scrapers, arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM B. BOTSFORD.

Witnesses: i A. T. KINGsLEY, H. W. SEAMOR. 

